Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Antique Guns and not the Marine Corps

and not the Marine Corps

having the distinctive rounded shape to the shell

This is a nice solid example of the principal cavalry saber used in the U

making this quite an unusually rare item

The offensive was launched on 28 February 1945 and the 9th crossed the Roer to Rheinbach

Original 1880 Sudanese Mahdi Dervish Arm Dagger with Leather Scabbard Antique Guns and not the Marine CorpsOriginal Item: One of a kind. In the 1880s the SUDAN the vast land just south of Egypt was ruled by the Khedive from Cairo. Sudan was basically occupied by native Africans in the south and Arab traders in the north. The coming of the Muslim religious leader known as the "Mahdi" unified the population into an uprising against Egypt. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on behalf of the Egyptian Khedive.